LPN Nights 8 hour shifts
About The Position
White Deer Run of York at Mt. Zion is seeking an LPN to provide nursing care at its 50-bed residential recovery facility in York, Pennsylvania. The facility serves adult men age 18 and older who are receiving treatment for substance use disorders, including medically monitored detoxification, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term rehabilitation. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team and may incorporate evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. The LPN provides care within the standards and scope of nursing practice established by the state Nurse Practice Act and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The position calls for a positive, empathetic, and professional approach, with patient safety as a priority. The available schedule is an 8-hour night shift, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating weekends.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of nursing experience within the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor patient health and provide basic care using the nursing process within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, carrying out care-plan objectives and goals.
- Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
- Collaborate with others to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
- Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in their plans of care.
- Apply appropriate interventions to help patients progress toward wellness and maintain wellness.
- Discuss care with patients, listen to their concerns, and report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
- Deliver medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
- Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policy, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
- Accurately and thoroughly report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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